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come to Faceb... HealthCare Medic... Dool Elementary C Get Homework A client is prescribed 12.5 mg of doxycycline monohydrate (Vibramycin) oral suspension every 8 hours. How many doses are available in this container? CELULE NDC 2005 60 ml when 6277 Rxony) MADE IN USA Vibramycin doxycycline machte FOR POSTOTONE 0260-6900 NE FOR ORAL SUSPENSION BICARBO N TAB MEER SON 25 mg/5 ml RASPBERRY FLAVORED Oficer Pfizer Lab 24 doses No answer text provided. No answer text provided. 14 doses

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16. Answer ; 24 doses.

Reason ; The ordered dose is 12.5 mg.

Available dose is 5 mg / 5 ml. It means, 1 ml contain 5 mg.
In order to provide 12.5 mg, we need to administer 2.5 ml.

The total available volume is 60 ml. One dose need 2.5 ml.
Hence the total dose present in the container would be 60/2.5 = 24 dose.

17. Answer ; two tablets

Here the order is 0.2 mg of the drug if the pain occur.
Available drug is with the amount of 100 mcg per tablet. It means giving one tablet will administer 0.1 mg of the drug.

Hence the nurse needs to administer two tablets to the client.

19. Answer ; one tablets

Here the client order is 0.25 gm for every 8 hour.

Available tablet contain 250 mg per tablet. It means per tablet contain 0.25 mg.

So the nurse should instruct to take one tablet for every 8 hour.

20. Answer ; 16.6 ml

21. Answer ; Monitor the client blood pressure.